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Describe the impact of dairy cattle health on milk quality, records, and
milk withholding period
Level
2
Credits
6
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to describe the impact of
dairy cattle health on milk quality; and describe and maintain dairy cattle
health recording systems, and calculate milk withholding period.
Subfield
Agriculture
Domain
On-farm Milk Quality
Status
Registered
Status date
24 August 2007
Date version published
24 August 2007
Planned review date
31 December 2012
Entry information
Open.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation by NZQA and industry.
Standard setting body (SSB)
Primary Industry Training Organisation
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0052
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Special notes
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Legislation includes but is not limited to – Health and Safety in Employment Act
1993, Animal Products Act 1999, Animal Welfare Act 1999, Health Act 1956, Food
Act 1981, Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines Act 1997, Resource
Management Act 1991, Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996.
2
References
NZCP-1, New Zealand Dairy Industry Farm Dairy Code of Practice, New Zealand
Food Safety Authority, ISBN 0-908946-00-7, referred to as the code of practice.
DPC 2: Animal Products (Dairy) Approved Criteria for Farm Dairies, referred to as
DPC 2. Available from the NZ Food Safety Authority website,
http://www.nzfsa.govt.nz.
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On-farm quality management procedures refer to the documented procedures for
farm dairy hygiene practices, which must meet legislative and dairy company
requirements. On-farm quality management procedures are available from all dairy
companies.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Demonstrate knowledge of procedures to avoid accidental contamination of milk, and the
impact of dairy cattle ill health on milk quality.
Performance criteria
1.1
Procedures to avoid accidental contamination of milk in the farm dairy are
described in terms of the code of practice.
Range
1.2
isolate animal, isolate milk.
Ill health in animals is described in terms of the causes, and of the effect on milk
quality.
Range
lameness, abscess, severe diarrhea, fever, mastitis.
Element 2
Describe and maintain dairy cattle health recording systems, and calculate milk
withholding period.
Performance criteria
2.1
Animal health records are described in terms of their importance for maintaining
milk quality, and maintained in accordance with on-farm quality management
procedures and DPC 2.
2.2
Milk withholding period is described, and calculated to determine when milk
from treated cows can be returned to the vat.
Please note
Providers must be accredited by NZQA, or an inter-institutional body with delegated
authority for quality assurance, before they can report credits from assessment against
unit standards or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by NZQA before they can register
credits from assessment against unit standards.
Accredited providers and Industry Training Organisations assessing against unit standards
must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.
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Accreditation requirements and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this
standard are outlined in the Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP). The
AMAP also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations
wishing to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for
tutors and assessors, and special resource requirements.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact the Primary Industry Training Organisation standards@primaryito.ac.nz if
you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
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